NHL Center Ice will not be free, but if you google "LS Hunter Hockey" Right before the game starts, it will take you to live-stream links for the game. The video quality isn't all that great, and you have to refresh from time to time, but they work.

No, the Center Ice package is free to everyone for the first week or so..It's not 2 weeks or a week..Last year the season started on a Wednesday and it was free until the second sunday after...After that you had to pay..Not sure how they will do it this year but it will be free for some time so people will get a chance to see it.